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Peer reviewedStavick, J. E. D. – PTA Today, 1994
Parents can help their children prepare for the future by providing them with a literate home environment. The article suggests that parents model literacy at home, make time for reading and writing, create a literate environment, strengthen bonds while developing skills, and find meaning in reading and writing. (SM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Family Environment, Literacy, Parent Responsibility
Smith, Kay M.; Carroll, Margaret K. – Illinois Schools Journal, 1988
Reading can become a central focus in family learning. Families should develop reading plans to encourage children to read. Families should develop their own home resource centers of books and other learning materials. (BJV)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Family Influence, Home Instruction
Peer reviewedMiller, D. D. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1997
A mother of an adolescent daughter with blindness and learning disabilities focuses on how she helped her daughter improve reading and writing skills by finding a meaningful purpose for those skills in daily life. This article discusses early signs of learning problems, the learning environment, talking books, books in braille, technology,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Basic Skills, Blindness, Braille
